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SYSTEM CONFIGURATION

System Configuration

Input Setup

The first step in configuring the AVR 220 is to
select an input. This may be done by pressing
the front panel

Input Source Selector

until the desired input’s name appears momen-
tarily in the

Main Information Display

and the green LED lights next to the input’s
name in the front panel

Input Indicators



The input may also be selected by pressing
the appropriate

Input Selector

the remote control.

When using the full-OSD system to make the
setup adjustments, press the

OSD Button

once so that the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1)

appears. Note that the

›

cursor will be next to

the

INPUT SETUP

line. Press the

Set

Button

to enter the menu and the

INPUT SETUP

menu (Figure 2) will

appear on the screen. Press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the desired input name appears

in the highlighted video, as well as being indi-
cated in the front panel

Input Indicators



by the green LED next to the desired input
name. If the input will use the standard
left/right analog inputs, no further adjustment is
needed.

Figure 2

If you wish to associate one of the digital
inputs with the selected input source, press the

Button

on the remote while the

INPUT SETUP

menu (Figure 2) is on the

screen, and note that the on-screen cursor will
drop down to the

DIGITAL IN

line. Press

the

‹

›

Buttons

until the name of

the desired digital input appears. To return to
the analog input, press the buttons until the
word

ANALOG

appears. When the correct

input source appears, press the

Button

until the

›

cursor appears next to

RETURN

TO MENU

, and press the

Set Button

To change the digital input at any time using
the discrete function buttons and the semi-OSD
system, press the

Digital Input Select

Button

Úp

on the front panel or the

remote. Within five seconds, make your input
selection using the

Selector Buttons

the front panel or the

⁄

Buttons

on the remote until the desired digital or ana-

log input is shown in the

Main Information

Display

and in the lower third of the video

display connected to the AVR 220. Press the

Set Button

to enter the new digital input

assignment.

Surround Setup

Once the basic input setup has been com-
pleted, the next step is to set the surround
mode you wish to use with an input. Since
surround modes are a matter of personal taste,
feel free to select any mode you wish – you
may change it later. However, to make it easier
to establish the initial parameters for the
AVR 220, it is best to select Dolby Pro Logic II
for most analog inputs and Dolby Digital for
inputs connected to digital sources. In the case
of inputs such as a CD Player, Tape Deck or
Tuner, you may wish to set the mode to Stereo
(as they are not typically used with multichan-
nel program material), where it is unlikely that
surround-encoded material will be used.
Alternatively, the Logic 7 Music mode is a good
choice for stereo-only source material.

NOTE:

If you have selected Logic 7 C or M as

your surround mode for the current listening
session, and you’re using a digital input, and
you haven’t changed the default surround
mode for that input source to the same Logic 7
mode, you will notice that, if the digital signal is
interrupted for any reason (such as stopping the
source device), upon resumption of the signal,
the AVR 220 will use a different surround
mode. In fact, the AVR 220 will use whichever
mode was set as the default for that source.
The factory default for all sources is Stereo
mode, unless the receiver detects a Dolby
Digital or DTS bitstream.

It is easiest to complete the surround setup
using the full-OSD on-screen menus. From the

MASTER MENU

(Figure 1), press the

⁄

Buttons

until the

›

cursor is next to

the

SURROUND SETUP

menu. Press the

Set Button

so that the

SURROUND

SETUP

menu (Figure 3 or 4) is on the

screen.

Figure 3

Figure 4

Since the factory default for all inputs is Stereo,
the phrase

SURR OFF

will initially appear in

highlighted video (Figure 3). To change the sur-
round mode while the

›

cursor is next to the

surround line, press the

‹

›

Buttons

until the desired surround mode’s name
appears in the highlighted video. As the modes
are changed, a green LED will also light next to
the mode names in the

Surround Mode

Indicators

on the front panel.

Note that the data lines next to the items in the
screen display will show either numbers or a
series of dashes, depending on whether or not
the specific parameter is adjustable. For exam-
ple, the Center Delay and Night Mode items are
only adjustable for Dolby Digital, and the Delay
Time is only adjusted for Dolby Digital and
Dolby Pro Logic II. Note, also, that Dolby Digital
and DTS will only appear as choices (Figure 4)
when a digital input was previously selected.

Depending on the surround mode selected, you
may now proceed to change either the delay
time or the crossover frequency. For Dolby
Digital and Dolby Pro Logic II, pressing the

⁄

buttons on the remote will take

you to the delay settings.

Delay Settings

If Dolby Digital or Dolby Pro Logic II is selected
as the surround mode for an input, you may
need to adjust the delay time setting. Note that
the delay time is not adjustable for any other
modes.

Due to the different distances between the
listening position for the front-channel speakers
and the surround speakers, the amount of time
it takes for sound to reach your ears from the
front versus surround speakers differs. You may
compensate for this difference through the use
of the delay settings to adjust the timing for the
specific speaker placement and acoustic condi-
tions in your listening room or home theater.

The factory setting is appropriate for most
rooms, but some installations create an uncom-

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